Overviews and directories
AiDA - Accessible Information on Development Activities
31 Mar 13
AiDA is the largest online directory of official development aid activities. It provides a searchable database of nearly one million past and present aid activities around the world, aid information management services and tools, data visualization technologies, and research designed to increase understanding of development finance. Search results can be filtered by donor, recipient, purpose (sector), activity, year, amount, and keyword. In March 2013, nearly 34,000 water and sanitation projects were included in the database.
Community of Science (COS)
26 Jan 09
COS provides information resources to researchers, scholars and other professionals. These include COS Funding Opportunities (over 25,000 current opportunities for grants, fellowships, and awards) and Scholar Universe (2 million profiles of scholars).
Development Executive Group
02 Jul 07
Provides a range of commercial business intelligence and recruiting services in the field of international development. This includes a daily procurement alert, a weekly newsletter on new project and procurements from development banks and multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, and donor guides. These subscription-based services are available for three membership levels: executive, small business and NGOs (US$ 75 per month, 2007), and individual (US$ 15 per month, 2007).
dgMarket
26 Jan 09
Provides development-related tender and consulting opportunities worldwide. There is a free email alert service and fee-based subscription options to view up 10 full tender notices per month (US$ 550/year) or 250 full tender notices per month (US$ 1,000). dgMarket is a service of the Development Gateway Foundation.
Eldis resource guide on financing policy
31 Mar 13
A searchable database of documents on financing and development selected by Eldis, a knowledge service from the Institute of Development Studies in the UK. Topics covered include domestic finance, foreign direct investment, international financial institutions, microfinance and taxation.
Financing Water for All
02 Jul 07
A joint operation by the World Water Council (WWC) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP), this web site provides information on the findings and recommendations of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure (Camdessus Panel) and the Task Force on Financing Water for All (Gurria Task Force). The site also includes sections on MDG cost estimates and ODA for water, a searchable database of action case studies, a glossary, news and events.
Foundation Center (USA)
31 Mar 13
Although the Foundation Center is US-oriented, the site also contains an International Visitors area, designed to help visitors from countries outside the United States, and to help people seeking information on international grantmaking by U.S. foundations. Also provides access to useful tools such as: A Proposal Writing Short Course.
Global Development Network (GDN) - Funding information
26 Jan 09
Provides funding information services, including up-to-date news of grants, fellowships and other funding opportunities, specially selected for relevance to social science researchers.
OECD-DAC - Aid to Water and Sanitation
02 Apr 13
This page from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) provides graphics and reports on development aid financing for water and sanitation in developing countries. Other pages provide donor profiles of OECD country members and general aid statistics.
United Nations Development Business Online
02 Jul 07
UN Development Business (UNDB), published by the United Nations Department of Public Information, is a subscription-based service, published both online and in paper form, providing information on opportunities to supply goods, works and services for projects financed by the UN, governments and the major development banks. UNDB Online is updated several times a week and is searchable by region, country, sector (including water supply and sanitation), bank, and other parameters. UNDB contains four general categories of information: development bank operational summaries; World Bank new project approvals; procurement notices; and contract award information. An annual subscription to UNDB Online costs US$ 550 (2007).
